There is a very deep connection between the film industries in Mumbai and Chennai. Bollywood and Kollywood have many things in common. Whenever there used to be a hit Hindi film, you could expect a remake in Tamil and vice versa. One such hit film in the early 1970s was Bombay to Goa. How do you make a remake here? Now, Chennaiites are as resourceful as the Mumbaikars are. They came up with their own version, Madras to Pondicherry.

How do you go to Pondicherry from Chennai? There is a train route, but the most popular one is the Chennai to Pondicherry bus route. Of course, you can go by car, but the bus route is the one that gives you nostalgic memories of the film, Madras to Pondicherry. The days have come a long way now with better roads and better buses on this route.

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